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News Bulletin of The Institution of Surveyors Victoria ABN 83 004 046 860

Patron: The Honorable Linda Dessau AM, Governor of Victoria

and Happy New Year

ISV President Tom Champion and the Board, wish all Members a safe and happy festive season. and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

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The festive season is the time for celebration of the year’s achievements and reflection on challenges faced. It’s also the time to anticipate new challenges, and set goals and expectations for the year ahead.

We can celebrate as a profession a solid year throughout the Land Development Industry that many of us work in. We can also reflect on the privatization of the NSW LPI and anticipate related

challenges that we may face in Victoria. We can celebrate personal achievements such as Ray Holmes’ 70 year ISV membership, and we can also celebrate and reflect on the life of Kevin Bourne – a much loved family man who contributed so much to his local community and the surveying profession.

The year ahead brings several challenges to the surveying profession. Arguably the biggest challenge we will face is the imminent change to the dynamic of the profession to be caused by the retirement of a significant number of Licensed Surveyors over the next two years. Recent research conducted by Gerry Shone, Survey Taskforce Chairman, has provided the surveying profession with a clearer picture of the retirement intentions of Licensed Surveyors over 55 years of age. Approximately 40% intend to retire within the next two years with a total of around 72% intending to have retired within 5 years.

This is not a new problem as the theory of impending retirements within a 5 year timeframe was the idea that created the Survey Taskforce in 2007 with its objective being to increase the number of Licensed Surveyors in Victoria. At that time the concern was about the profession not being sustainable and not having the capacity to service the community. The initial 5 year retirement concern did not eventuate. Fast forward to 2016 and we have a new timeline based on researching actual retirement intentions, rather than age profiling. The new timeline and numbers involved has suddenly brought the retirement issue into sharper focus and is a deep concern shared by each of the professional associations and the Surveyors Board.

Much time and energy has been spent on looking at ways to increase the numbers of Licensed Surveyors. The time and energy has been generally focused on the PTA process as this is the professional gateway to becoming a Licensed Surveyor. The PTA process is a proven training framework that has served this profession well for a significant number of years. The ISV supports the PTA framework, and as part of the current Surveyors Board review of the framework we did not advocate for an overhaul in order to increase the number of PTA completions. Rather, the ISV advocated for the PTA process to be aligned to performance indicators to ensure the PTA process meets the expectations and needs of the community, the profession, technology, the economy and the future.

The reason for this positioning is that the ISV believes that “numbers” alone will not provide sustainability and success for the profession. Given the time and energy that the profession has been spent on “numbers”, we have little doubt that we will see an increase in the number of younger Licensed Surveyors.

…does quantity equal quality?

What has become clearer since 2007 is that upon the event of significant retirements is the wealth of technical knowledge that will leave the profession. Recognizing this, the ISV and the other professional associations have been embracing the concept of knowledge transfer through increased professional development events. These have been primarily aimed at PTA candidates.

Whilst the ISV will continue supporting the joint professional association workshops, knowledge transfer is not just about the transfer of technical knowledge to support PTA candidates. Upon the event of significant retirements we will not only see a wealth of technical knowledge leave the profession, but also a wealth of career long experience with regard to professional consulting, business awareness, client and stakeholder relationships and the understanding of the various players and processes behind cadastral and associated development infrastructure.

Knowledge transfer must include these items, and be about shared experience across all levels of the profession. That way the younger

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members of the profession will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of what Licensed Surveyors do and how they truly contribute to society. Technical competency alone will not ensure that a younger profiled profession is capable of meeting the challenges of the coming years. It will not ensure that a younger profiled profession can provide leadership around upcoming challenges and represent the profession’s and the community’s best interests.

…does quality equal success?

So we have successfully transferred knowledge, but have we built a successful and sustainable profession? We have highly skilled and highly professional Licensed Surveyors, and we have sufficient numbers to meet the demands of the community, but have we built a successful and sustainable profession? How do we even define successful - profit, audit compliance, no requisitions, no skills shortage? I believe the success of a profession can be measured by:

• its ability to influence decision makers; and• the strength of its representative body.

By circling back to the impending retirements a significant and priority issue for the ISV is to understand the impact to the ISV of the retirement of approximately 40% of Licensed Surveyors over 55. That impact will be felt through financial viability, relevance to members, relevance to the community, and influence with regard to advocacy and peak body status.

The retiring generation who were largely licensed and became ISV members through the 1970’s have a different view of the ISV to

the younger members of the profession. They will each have very different answers to the following questions:

• Why does ISV exist?• Is ISV relevant to your generation?• Does your idea of the profession’s contribution to the community

align with that of the ISV?

To ensure the success of the surveying profession, given the shifting dynamic, we must also explore the condition of the ISV. Highly skilled professionals acting individually will not advocate for the profession and the community effectively. The ISV must continue to review its purpose and relevance to the membership, and continue to provide an environment of collaboration, networking and harnessing of collective wisdom and experience.

Whilst it is important to address the challenges we are facing now, we must also be ambitious and build a profession that can collectively look forward and anticipate the challenges of the future. Broad thinking will be required and a willingness to contribute and adapt. That way we can ensure the surveying profession can provide leadership and represent the profession’s and the community’s best interests.

I wish all of you a very happy festive season and hope your successes will continue well into 2017 and beyond.

Tom Champion LS MISVic



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Kevin Thaddeus Bourne 2 September 1933 – 30 October 2016

Kevin Bourne, Fellow of the Institution of Surveyors Victoria, passed away after a difficult period of illness, on Sunday 30th October 2016. He was born in Melbourne on the 2nd September 1933, and was the eldest of six children. The family moved frequently; to Ascot Vale, Sandringham, Koo-Wee-Rup and Preston before finally settling in North Essendon. He received his secondary education at St Bernards College, Essendon. Kevin joined the Office of Titles as junior draftsman in January 1950 and completed many years of night school to qualify as a surveyor.

In 1952—1954 Kevin was in the National Service Callup which was compulsory. The fortnightly camps at Puckapunal and Tallarook, near Seymour, were also attended by two fellow surveyors. Kevin was always enthusiastic, thoughtful and good company, qualities he continued to display in his later contacts in many seminars and professional activities with his fellow surveyors. He had the type of personality that put people at ease.

Kevin commenced articles with Frank Robinson in December 1958 and, in addition to the training he received at the Titles Office, he spent a period from April 1961 to June 1963 with the Lands Department. Kevin completed his training under articles in December 1962 and was licensed by the Surveyors Board of Victoria on 25 June 1963, licence No. 986. Kevin was appointed as assistant Registrar of Titles in September 1969 and this position involved significant responsibilities in both survey and legal dealings at the Office of Titles, he was then promoted to Superintending Surveyor in August 1974 and Chief Surveyor, Office of Titles, in December 1980. He retired from the Titles Office in 1993, and then continued his survey involvement in various part time jobs until 2003.

Kevin joined the Victorian Division of the Institution of Surveyors Australia as a student member in May 1960, advanced to become Associate Member in 1963 and corporate member in 1965. He was elevated to the status of Fellow on the 6th October 1988. In his years as a member of the Institution Kevin has been an active contributor to Sub-Committees, Seminars and workshops. After he retired he made a presentation at an Institution Expo Day, and, as recently as October 2016, his article ‘Land Registry Fees for Plans of Subdivision‘ was published in Traverse.

He has represented the profession with distinction on top level task forces and was keenly sought as an experienced contributor with a vast range of expertise in survey and legal procedures associated with land subdivision, transfer, registration processes and issues related to Crown Lands.

Kevin made significant contributions to the Survey Practice Handbook Parts 1 & 2, which were published jointly by the Surveyors Board and the Institution, and were added to by Part 3 of the Handbook “The Surveyor and the Law”. Again he was a member of the joint committee co-ordinating this extensive volume and his work was acknowledged at the time as extremely valuable.

He was a long-standing member of the Legal and legislative Sub Committee, was a member of the Ad-Hoc Committee on the Subdivision of Land Legislation and also the Old Law Conversion Task Force. Kevin made significant contributions to the Titles Office – Institution Liaison meetings which benefited the whole profession.

Kevin and his wife Ann have two children, Matthew and Catherine. His focus was very much on his family and their activities at home and in the community. He assisted the Scouting Association in many ways and was always active in his Church. He was an active member of a Wednesday walking group until ill health stopped this activity.

Retirement for Kevin allowed more time for family activities, Wednesday walks no matter what the state of the weather, and the opportunity to reflect on his time at the Office of Titles. He has left us with a large paper, with diagrams, titled ‘Beyond 1950’ which is being reviewed and will be published to benefit his fellow surveyors. When he was concerned about the actions of various authorities administrating land use he would convey his concerns to them in writing. He was not afraid to speak out when he saw the need.

Kevin Bourne was a role model to those who were fortunate enough to know him, and he reflected credit on the profession of surveying in Victoria. An observation from a person who has known Kevin from his early days at the Title Office is worth sharing “He never put himself first and he never knew how good he was”. He will be missed by many people and his contribution to his profession will be long remembered. He was a thorough gentleman, helpful and conscientious in his senior public service positions and a willing and generous contributor to the profession.

Members of Institution of Surveyors Victoria and the survey profession extend their condolences to Ann and the Bourne family in their sad loss. Kevin was an outstanding surveyor and an ornament to the profession he served with pride and passion until the end of his life.

(With thanks to John Dawson, the Bourne family, Bruce Campbell, Geoff Westcott, David Halford, and Ed Young)

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As NSW surveyors come to grips with the implications of a privatised titles system in NSW, Canberra lawyers and surveyors are shocked to learn that a Canberra property owner has lost her house due to an international property scam.

As reported in the Canberra Times and in the Sydney Morning Herald ( 22.8.16) a woman who lives in South Africa, whose house and identity was stolen by overseas scammers, has been forced to sue the ACT Government to get compensation.

International fraudsters , who are yet to be identified, let alone caught, pocketed $430,000 when they obtained title to, then on sold, a four bedroom Canberra home. It was an international operation spanning several months and countries including South Africa, Australia and Indonesia.

What is most shocking for land professionals is that the victim was denied compensation via the government guarantee which should apply to such a fraudulent loss of land title. Consequently the victim was forced to sue the ACT government to get the compensation she deserved.

The case greatly alarms all land professionals who are concerned about the impending privatisation of the NSW Titles system. After all, if this can happen in a well regulated government monopoly like we have in ACT, NSW and the other states, then how much more likely could it happen once the title system is sold off?

In this case the victim was living in South Africa and was renting out the house in Canberra. She raised the alarm in 2014 once she noticed that she had not heard for many months from the agent handling the property. Once the agent was aware that she had not authorised the sale he referred the matter to the police but it was too late. The fraudsters had obtained title to the property, by, it appears stealing the victims identify, then on selling the property immediately. The house was subsequently sold, legally, for $510,000 earlier in 2016.

The victim was denied compensation under the government guarantee which is the basis of all torrens title in Australia, because the bureaucrats who manage the title system in the ACT decided she had to sue the fraudsters first. The fact that the police could not identify, let alone catch , the fraudsters was beside the point it would seem. In August 2016 the ACT Supreme Court ruled in favour of the victim.

The details of the case are illuminating. The fraud spanned several months in 2013 and 2014, began with the scammer impersonating the victim, contacting her property manager on a fake email address and asking to change their contact details with ‘immediate effect’ claiming her old email address had been compromised. The fraudster instructed the agent to sell the house immediately and to take the best price they could get without delay. When the lawyers for the sale asked for appropriate documents they were advised that the documents had been destroyed in a fire.

Contracts were exchanged and the fraudster forged the victim’s signature. The scammer’s lawyers were able to get the victims certificate of title and discharge of mortgage from safe custody at her bank. The sale settled in early 2014 and the fraudster again forged the victim’s signature.

Several months passed before the victim learned that the house she had owned since 1991, had been sold without her permission,

instruction or approval. The victim should have been compensated under the Land Titles Act but she had to take the ACT Government to court to get compensation which was rightfully hers.

This case raises many questions such as, what procedures should a land professional take to ensure against identity theft, fraud and related matters. It also raises the obvious question – what happened to all the quality checks and balances that we all, supposedly, have in place to ensure that such fraud does not happen? That’s a troubling question that we all need to address, particularly the NSW Government who plan to sell off the NSW Land Titles system.

It is believed that this is only the third time an Australian property has been sold fraudulently.

It is reasonable to argue that if this can happen, even so infrequently, under a government owned and managed title system, backed by government guarantee, then how much more often might it happen once the land title system is owned by a bank or insurance company, with a diminished government guarantee. Despite what the NSW Government will say, the reality is that land title fraud will most likely increase once the title system is sold off. In practice the new owner of the Land Title system is likely to promote title insurance which, once established, will slowly erode the Government Guarantee.

The greatest purchase a person is ever likely to make is a home. Land is the most basic resource and land title is the basis of any economy. We have one of the best, if not THE best, land title system in the world which happens to make a tidy profit each year. We know that this is true, so why would the government risk this?

If land title fraud can happen in Canberra in 2014 then it can happen, possibly with increased frequency, in NSW, once the government sells off the NSW Land Title system. Why would you do it?

Tony Proust Registered Surveyor, Newcastle

(Reproduced with kind permission of the author, as appeared in Azimuth October 2016)

ISV Continues the Tradition…Sixteen ISV Members, and one friend of ISV, attended RMIT University on Friday 21 October to continue the tradition of providing panellists for the Final Year Students Major Project Presentations.

This is the seventh year of the initiative, further strengthening our relationship, and that of the profession, with RMIT.

On behalf of The Institution of Surveyors Victoria, thank you to: Andrew Reay, Barry Smith, Barrie Bremner, Kim Backholer, Geoff Lawford, Phillip Pinnell, Scott Jukes, Matthew Heemskerk, Ken Toleman, Paul Crowe, Erik Birzulis, Paul Sorrentino, Michael Loy, Tom Champion, Alan Timcke, Paul Kenny, and Scott Wyllie

Your participation in 2017 would be welcome. Please keep an eye out for the call for volunteers.

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Monthly Newsleer Issue No. 23: September/October 2016

John E. Tulloch LS Chair

Surveyors Registraon Board of Victoria

The Board convened on 15/08/2016 12/09/2016 for Meengs #128 and

#129.

Aendees: Mr John E. Tulloch LS (Chair)

Mr David Boyle LS Ms Rachael Musgrave-Evans LS

Mr Peter Sullivan LS Mr Mark Robins QC

Dr Mohsen Kalantari Dr Linda Turner

Ms Penelope Forrest

Ms Anita Davids (Execuve Officer)

Apologies:

Ms Penelope Forrest (Meeng #128)

Professional Training Agreements (PTAs)

The Board approved the following Professional Training Agreements:

Candidate Supervising Surveyor (Employer)

Christopher Hall Cheng Yee Tan LS (Peter Richards Surveying)

Mahew Congues Andrei Fijan LS (Bosco Jonson)

Chris Kriesfeld Stephen Larsen LS (Connelly & Associates)

Ravindra Senaratne Glenn Collins LS (Goulburn Murray Water)

Lachlan Gunst Geoff Ladner LS (Millar & Merrigan)

Russell Campbell Alan Simpson (Alan H. Simpson Land Surveyors)

Yen-Sen Lee Jay Barfoot LS (Land Dimensions)

Sco Deas Terry Mawson LS (Spiire)

Adele Thomson Ryan Lansfield LS (JRL Land Surveyors)

Andrew Gunn Sco Wyllie LS (Bosco Jonson)

Projects, Examinaons and Assessments

The Board congratulates the following candidates on passing their projects and thanks their respecve supervising surveyors for their support and encouragement.

Cadastral Law Project


Byron Starkey Brent O’Grady LS (TGM Group)

Urban Cadastral Project


Lachlan McCleary Bruce Tallon LS (Hellier McFarland)

David Forster Travis Bloom LS (Mul Surveying)

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Pre Professional Training Agreement nterviews

The Surveyors Registraon Board of ictoria (the Board) has commenced a com-prehensive review of the uality performance and management of Professional Training Agreements (PTAs) to ensure the success and connuous improvement of PTAs.

The Board acknowledges that the Surveying Task Force is currently consulng with PTA candidates to understand the issues and drivers of PTA candidates and determine the best means of addional assistance that can be provided to PTA candidates throughout the PTA process. The Board will take into account any feedback from the Surveying Task Force survey and looks forward to receiving a copy of the results of the survey when they are available.

At this stage the Board is following up on the outcomes of the two PTA Open Forums that were held on 10 June 2015 and 2 July 2016 and is proposing some amendments to the PTA structure.

The Board is currently consulng with the profession on the proposed amend-ments.

Next Board Meeng

1 October 2016

Contact Us

Level 1 5 0 Bourke Street

Melbourne IC 3000

T (03) 8636 2555

F (03) 8636 2589

E info surveyorsboard.vic.gov.au

Review of Professional Training Agreements

As a result of a re uest from the profession at the PTA Open Forum that was held on 10 June 2015 the Board has undertaken pre-PTA interviews with pro-specve supervising surveyors and candidates.

It is disappoinng that some candidates (and their supervising surveyors) are unprepared when they present for their pre-PTA interviews and it is evident to Board members who conduct the interviews that some candidates and supervis-ing surveyors have not made an effort to familiarise themselves with the Board’s PTA documentaon that is available on-line at www.surveyorsboard.vic.gov.au. Should this paern connue the Board proposes to disconnue the pre-PTA interviews.

Reciprocal Registraon

The Board advises that Mr Colin Robert unter LS and Mr Ross erard Macdonald LS obtained reciprocal registraon as licensed surveyors in

ictoria under the principles of mutual recognion.

Mr Hunter (reciprocang jurisdicon: New South Wales) and Mr Macdonald (reciprocang jurisdicon: New ealand) were registered on August and

September respecvely.

In accordance with the Board’s Reciprocal Registraon Policy licensed surveyors who are granted reciprocal registraon in ictoria are re uired to arrange a meeng with the Surveyor-General of ictoria who is also the Chair of the Board before undertaking and/or cerfying any cadastral surveys in ictoria. The pur-pose of this meeng is to discuss the Board’s expectaons regarding the respon-sibilies and obligaons of ictorian licensed surveyors with respect to profes-sional pracce and its impact on the community.

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Pre Professional Training Agreement nterviews

The Surveyors Registraon Board of ictoria (the Board) has commenced a com-prehensive review of the uality performance and management of Professional Training Agreements (PTAs) to ensure the success and connuous improvement of PTAs.

The Board acknowledges that the Surveying Task Force is currently consulng with PTA candidates to understand the issues and drivers of PTA candidates and determine the best means of addional assistance that can be provided to PTA candidates throughout the PTA process. The Board will take into account any feedback from the Surveying Task Force survey and looks forward to receiving a copy of the results of the survey when they are available.

At this stage the Board is following up on the outcomes of the two PTA Open Forums that were held on 10 June 2015 and 2 July 2016 and is proposing some amendments to the PTA structure.

The Board is currently consulng with the profession on the proposed amend-ments.

Next Board Meeng

1 October 2016

Contact Us

Level 1 5 0 Bourke Street

Melbourne IC 3000

T (03) 8636 2555

F (03) 8636 2589

E info surveyorsboard.vic.gov.au

Review of Professional Training Agreements

As a result of a re uest from the profession at the PTA Open Forum that was held on 10 June 2015 the Board has undertaken pre-PTA interviews with pro-specve supervising surveyors and candidates.

It is disappoinng that some candidates (and their supervising surveyors) are unprepared when they present for their pre-PTA interviews and it is evident to Board members who conduct the interviews that some candidates and supervis-ing surveyors have not made an effort to familiarise themselves with the Board’s PTA documentaon that is available on-line at www.surveyorsboard.vic.gov.au. Should this paern connue the Board proposes to disconnue the pre-PTA interviews.

Reciprocal Registraon

The Board advises that Mr Colin Robert unter LS and Mr Ross erard Macdonald LS obtained reciprocal registraon as licensed surveyors in

ictoria under the principles of mutual recognion.

Mr Hunter (reciprocang jurisdicon: New South Wales) and Mr Macdonald (reciprocang jurisdicon: New ealand) were registered on August and

September respecvely.

In accordance with the Board’s Reciprocal Registraon Policy licensed surveyors who are granted reciprocal registraon in ictoria are re uired to arrange a meeng with the Surveyor-General of ictoria who is also the Chair of the Board before undertaking and/or cerfying any cadastral surveys in ictoria. The pur-pose of this meeng is to discuss the Board’s expectaons regarding the respon-sibilies and obligaons of ictorian licensed surveyors with respect to profes-sional pracce and its impact on the community.



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Career Expos 2016

As a result of attending Career Expos and giving school presentations during 2016, 102 students registered interest for more information about surveying, with 11 students directly applying for work experience following these events. A “guess the distance” competition is sometimes used to increase interaction at the stands.

Sincere thanks to surveyors who participated in hosting stands or giving presentations, and employers for allowing staff to volunteer. Your support is greatly appreciated and instrumental in helping to grow awareness of surveying as a profession in young people, parents and teachers.

- North West Career Advisor Group Meeting - Thierry Demathieu, RMIT University

- St Margaret’s Year 10 Presentation - Tim Dole, Intrax Consulting Engineers

- The VCE and Careers Expo 2016 - Mark Grey and Christian Irvine, Taylors; Briallen Frisken, JRL; Nathan Wallace, Farren Group; Christopher Hall, Peter Richards Surveying; Michael Swales, Beveridge Williams; William Ntuwah, RMIT University

- Catholic College Career Expo Bendigo - Adrian Cummins, Adrian Cummins & Associates

- Melbourne BGS and GGS Career Expo - Robin McDowell, Reeds Consulting

- Belgrave Heights Christian School Year 10 Presentation - Craig Lyons and Shane Ramage, Taylors

- Girl Power in STEMM - Claudia Nguyen, AAM Group

- CBC St Kilda Career Expo - Brendan Munari, SMEC Urban

- Sale Career Expo - Simon Whitford, Beveridge Williams

- Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School Career Expo - Briallen Frisken, JRL Land Surveyors

- Montmorency Careers Expo - Neil Webster, Webster Survey Group

- RMIT Open Day Industry Presentation - Evan Webster, Webster Survey Group

- Antonine College Subject & Course Expo - Thierry Demathieu, RMIT University

- Mount Gambier Career Expo - Mark Teakle, Alexander Symonds

- 2016 World Skills Australia National Competition - Thierry Demathieu, RMIT University

(with apologies to any participants omitted from this list).

Throughout 2016, the VIC Surveying Task Force continued to implement a range of marketing campaigns designed to increase the awareness of land surveying, and engage with students, parents and teachers. These activities included, but were not exclusive, to the following:

- direct mail and telemarketing campaigns to Career Advisors;

- development and promotion of website content for VIC audiences;

- email campaigns to student and career advisor databases in VIC;

- social media communications;

- hosting stands at career events; and

- conducting seminar presentations.

Databases

The table below outlines the total numbers of people registered with the Task Force as of November 2016. These contacts are of significant value to the Task Force as they have personally identified themselves as interested in Surveying careers/Task Force activities. Databases enable cost efficient and quick distribution of information regarding Surveying careers. For instance, email communication is delivered directly to Career Advisors who are interested in referring surveying to students, and in a format that can be easily distributed onto student cohorts they deem receptive to surveying careers. Further, students who have expressed an interest in Surveying, are contacted each month with additional information regarding surveying and/or study pathways, and personally invited to undertake work experience.

Audience Registrations

Secondary Students receiving ongoing email communication. These students have expressed an interest in surveying careers and are potential future surveying students.

1,034

Career Advisors registered for career resources and ongoing information. These contacts are a critical link as they have the potential to reach a large audience of students, but also target students that may be more likely to pursue surveying careers.

627 (95% of all Secondary

Schools)

Industry Members registered to participate in Surveying promotion. A record of those already willing to assist in career programs makes it more efficient to coordinate event participation and work experience programs in local areas.

223

Tertiary students and graduates promoted to the profession for employment opportunities in 2016.

47

Report of career promotion campaigns 2016



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over 20 participants. Of those, 6 started studying in Surveying. The long-term impact of hosting these events is unknown, however many seeds are planted with school students as young as 16 years old, and with careful follow up of interested students, an increase in the number of tertiary students is likely.

Task Force Marketing Activities SummaryThe consistent number of tertiary students entering surveying courses over the past few years, registration of interested audiences for information, and ongoing traffic to the website provides evidence the marketing programs are working.

Effective marketing requires ongoing repetition of consistent marketing messages to ensure long-term change. This means, regular communication with audiences is required to ensure educated recall when making career choices, or referring others. As such, the Task Force marketing activities have been designed to ensure ongoing contact and real engagement with target audiences.

The career promotion marketing programs will continue to run through 2017. Our thanks again to those who have supported the Task Force in various capacities this year, and we look forward to continued success in the future through these targeted campaigns.

Work ExperienceThe Task Force co-ordinated over 25 secondary student work experience placements in 2016, with 18 of these having been referred to the Task Force by Career Advisors. Six requests have already been received for 2017.

Website metricsThere were ~60,000 total visits to the website from January 2016 to November 2016, with 7,378 directly traceable to VIC IP addresses (not all visits can be tracked). Traffic is consistent throughout the year, with close to 80% of visitors coming from organic searches ie google.

RMIT Maths in Surveying DaysRMIT University continued hosting experiential surveying events at Yarra Bend Park for Year 10-12 secondary students and school leavers considering Surveying as a career path. 12 events were held during 2016 with ~100 students in attendance. Of these, ~30 expressed interest in studying surveying in Higher or Vocational Education. Each participant was personally followed up with more information. In 2015, 4 similar events were held and attended by

The Board and members of The Institution of Surveyors Victoria acknowledge and thank our sustaining members for 2016

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CALENDAR 2017JANUARY

Wednesday 2 New Year’s Day Public Holiday Thursday 26 Australia Day Holiday

FEBRUARY

Wednesday 1 ISV Board Meeting Wednesday 1 Joint ISV / SSSI Seminar

MARCH

Wednesday 1 ISV Board MeetingMonday 13 Labour Day Public Holiday Fri-Sun 17-19 National Surveying CongressMonday 20 ISV GOLF DAY Saturday 25 'Beyond The Boundaries' Workshop

APRIL

Wednesday 5 ISV Board MeetingFriday 14 Good FridayMonday 17 Easter MondayTuesday 25 Anzac DaySaturday 29 'Beyond The Boundaries' Workshop

MAY

Wednesday 3 ISV Board MeetingFriday 12 Joint ISV / ACSV Seminar Saturday 27 Beyond The Boundaries Workshop

JUNE

Wednesday 7 ISV Board MeetingMonday 12 Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

JULY

Wednesday 5 ISV Board MeetingFriday 14 SURVEYING EXPO and SURVEYING INDUSTRY AWARDS GALA DINNER

AUGUST

Wednesday 2 ISV Board Meeting

SEPTEMBER

Fri 8 – Sun 10 REGIONAL CONFERENCE (and AGM) Thursday 28 Colin Middleton LuncheonFriday 29 Grand Final Public Holliday

OCTOBER

Wednesday 4 ISV Board MeetingFriday 20 RMIT Major Project Presentations

NOVEMBER

Wednesday 1 ISV Board MeetingWednesday 8 North Central Group Seminar & AGM

DECEMBER

Thursday 7 Seminar & General Meeting & Christmas Networking Event ISV Board MeetingMonday 25 Christmas DayTuesday 26 Boxing Day

Solution to Curly’s Conundrum No.3

(Photo: Jonathan Neilson MISVic)

You want a back sight from where?

The "goat problem" — an old classic that will require some transcendental meditation.

A farmer has a circular, fenced paddock of 50 metres radius. A goat is tethered to a point on the fence. If the farmer wants only half the area of the paddock grazed, how long should the tether be?

Curly’s Conundrum No.4

A farmer has a circular, fenced paddock of 50 metres radius. A goat is tethered to a point on the fence. If the farmer wants only half the area of the paddock grazed, how long should the tether be?

Curly’s



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ADVERSE POSSESSION & GENERAL LAWLAND, TITLE BOUNDARY AMENDMENTSEASEMENTS & ROADS

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The Institution of Surveyors, VictoriaPresident - Tom ChampionVice President - Matthew HeemskerkHonorary Secretary - Adele ThomsonHonorary Treasurer - Glenn CollinsPresident Elect - vacant Immediate Past President - Doug Gow

BoardMichael Allsopp, Clint Joseph, Scott Jukes, Sam Lovelock, Jonathan Neilson, Alan Timcke

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TRAVERSE is published bi-monthly. Articles and letters related to any aspect of surveying are invited and should be sent to the Executive Officer at the ISV Office by the 12th of the month prior to the edition.

Statements of opinion expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of The Institution of Surveyors, Victoria and no responsibility can be accepted in respect of the opinion of any contributor.

Enquiries to the Executive Officer, Gary White, at The Institution of Surveyors, Victoria on Telephone: [03] 9326 9227 Facsimile: [03] 9326 9216Email:[email protected]

FOR YOUR DIARY…

24-25 January 2017ISNSW Australia Day SeminarFour Seasons Hotel, Sydney

1 February 2017ISV / SSSI Summer SeminarC R Kennedy Auditorium, Port Melbourne

And the 2017 calendar as appearing in this edition of Traverse

GARY SAYS:

I make wine disappear.What’s your super power?

ISV WELCOMES…Member: Mark Fisher, Chris Hall, Heath McMahon, Matt Trevaskis, Ben Wolfram

Advanced from Student Member to Graduate Member: Ray Cox, Saxil Tuxen

Student Member: Daniel Heitmann, John Merino, Kevin Sun, Mitchell Thorp

Saxil Tuxen Saxil started his working career as an accountant (CPA). Saxil was an accountant for 7 years before seeing the light and enrolling in the RMIT Surveying course.

One of the reasons for Saxil’s attraction to Surveying was his family’s history with the profession.

Saxil’s grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather were all surveyors in Victoria.

Saxil’s goal is to complete his Professional Training Agreement and become a Licensed Surveyor, under the guidance of Peter Morrison (LS) at Land Management Surveys in Mentone.

Saxil was the recipient of the Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria award in his final year at RMIT University.

Saxil’s hobbies include surfing, swimming with the Icebergers at Mentone Beach and enjoying quality time with his wife and their two girls.



Documents

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